Month: May 2018

Cake is not often the cause of constitutional controversies. Yet, the US Supreme Court and the UK Supreme Court are – as we write – resolving cases where mere cake purchases have pitted causes of conscience against rights of public accommodation. And the two cases are not just interesting in their substance, for they have … Continue reading Let them (not) eat cake→

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Sean. A Smith is a historian-turned-legal-eagle based in Dublin, Ireland. After pursuing undergraduate studies at Trinity College Dublin, he completed a Ph.D. in French history at the National University of Ireland. He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles and has written two books, including Fealty and Fidelity: the Lazarists of Bourbon France 1660-1736 (Routledge, 2015). He has lived in South Africa, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, and is now enrolled on the Diploma in Law at the Law Society of Ireland.